Vehicle signal



May 8, 1923- 1,454,114

.A. HELLEBRAND VEHIQLZ SIGNAL- Filed Dec. 1921 I Sheets-Sheet 1 May 8, 1923- 7 1,454,114 A. HELLEBRAND VEHICLE SIGNA Filed Dec. 5, 1921 '2 Sheets-Sheet 2 Patented May 8, 1923.

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Be it known that L; 'ANTHONY HELLE- BRANbQa-sirbjd of Austria, residing ,atPliil adel'phia, in the county of Philadelphia and State of Pennsylvania,-have invented new and useful Improvements Vina Veh1cl'e S 1gna'l'; of which the folldwing a spec1fication; 'My invention "relates tonew and useful -:-Anothe r obj e'ct of myinventionis to provide -means for actuating" s gnal by means oftlie' brake lever or 'byl'means of another lever operating in thesame manner but only connected with the signal device. 'With these ends in view, this invention consists in the details of construction and combination of elements hereinafter set forth and then specifically designated by the claims. v

In order that those skilled in the art to which this invention appertains, may understand how to make anduse the same, I will describe its construction in detail, referrlng by numerals to the accompanying drawings forming a part of this application, in which y n Fig. 1, isa fragmentary side elevation. of

whichthe signal is attached aportion of the vehicle being broken away to clearly illustrate the arrangement of the different parts.

Fig. 2, is a rear view of the same showing the signal in operative position.

the signal casing in the region Fig. 3, is an enlarged inner face view of the signal with the cap removed.

Fig.4, is a side elevatlon or edge view of that portion of the signal shown in Fig. 3.

' Fig- 5, is a similarview of the cap or.

cover.

Fig. 6, is an inner face view thereof.

Fig. 7, is a'fragmentary sectional view of of one of the can retaining screws. I j

In carrying out my invention as here embodied, 2 represents the front plate .ofthe signal casing consisting of a body portion 3 1 which are formed the slots tgsituated d'j' on the lamp hood is mounted ends o'f'the slots '3 are the oppositely dis-1 its lower edge.

along certain edges adapted to overlap the and'ia head y'lsai'd;head'carrying -lamp a socket 5 forthe reception ofjan"ele'ctric light T v bulba'nd the attachment of'suitable condu t I I 111g wi p The side' edges orniebddy ppa toward their upper ends andt'h'es'e conver' ing edgesi-areprovided with flanges .16

cent the" saiclfroiit plate.

f The-lamp hood 8 is formed' as i I 'sion of theflan'ges 6*ancl the lower portion; of this lamp hbodis open. asgatQTsfQ that the light raysmayi reject u on theffrontface; oft the signal in order that said signal may f bereadny discerned during darknessr'andi a suitable lens 10L preferablyiof red'glass'. i

Fixed to-the'plate 2 adjacent the; upperpos'ed screws or threaded'posts 1:1? onawhich are ,revolubly mounted thesemap'hores 12: preferablyv formed to represent the human;

arm and said semaphores are held in place the springs 14 disposed between 'thesaid washers and the cap'l5 which is held in by washers 13 mounted on the screwsll and:

place by nuts 16 threaded on-the screwstll. The springslt are utilized for, forcing the semaphores in one direction for-normally shown in Fig.3, so that they will be hidden from view, one end of each of'said springs 1 being set in a slot 17 in-its respective screw I and the other endcoiled about a pinor projection 18"carr1ed by the semaphore. Each semaphorehas another pin 19 at the inner-.

mostedgeflof its, upper end to-which is attached' a branch. connector 20 the branch connection of both of said semaphores be-f ing fastened to a chain 'or other flexible 'co'nnection 21 passing through a guide 22Jand about a roller 24 the ends of which are' fixed in the lugs 25 carried by the standard 26 i which is secured inany suitable manner to The actuating parts of thesig nal: areenclosed'bv the cap 15 aforementioned which has a hole27 for registration with the lamp tionfiofthesignal casing with flanges 29 e0 tionbffthe front plate? preferably convergei r 85' holding them Within the signal casing as the plate 2 with a portion projecting below 5 socket 5 and-other holes 28, for'reg1str at1on} with the screws or threaded. posts 11 and said can is shaped similarto" the front po'r i I the ppli i evice-a:

an automobile, or other vehicle, the attachment may be made at anyconvenient point, such as the rear of the body or on the mud guard and in the present instance I show the same attached to the rear of the ehicle body and by reference to Fig. 1 it Will be readily seen that the flexible connection 21 extends forward of the Vehicle toan arm 30 i on the shaft 31 normally forced in that direction which will returnthe parts of their c inoperative positions by means of a spring 32r-connected. with the shaft and some suit- 1 able part of the vehlcle such as a bracket 33.

Another arm 34 is fixed to this shaft to which is attached one end of a flexible connector 35 the other end of the latterbeing attached to the brake pedal 36. A signal operating pedal 37 ispfixed to the shaft 31.

From the foregoing it will be obvious that thesignal may be operated by the pedal 37 Without affecting the brake but when the brakecpedal 36 is actuated the signal will be operated through the medium of the flexible connector 35 and the other associated elements. i t

Of course I do not'wish to be limited to i the exact details of construction as herein .shown as these may be varied within the limits of the appended claims without departingfrom thespirit of my invention.

Having thus fully described my invention, what I claim as new and useful is':'-,*

1. A vehicle signal consisting of a front 2. A vehicle signal consisting of a casing havingslots in two opposite sides,'threaded posts fixed within the casing adjacent the upper ends of said slots, semaphores jourvnalled on said posts, springs connected with said posts and the semaphores for normally holding the latter within the confines of the casing, a flexible connection attached-to both of the semaphores, a standard carried by the casing, lugs carried by said standard and a roller 'journalled between said lugs about which the flexible connection; operates to' simultaneously move both semaphores to signal position. I I

-In testimonygwhereof, Ilhave hereunto aflixed my signature. c

1 ANTHONY HELLEBRAND. 

